SUN MICROSYSTEM’S CHIEF CALLS ON SHRI ARUN SHOURIE

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The Department of Information Technology and multi-billion US IT Company, Sun Microsystems have agreed to enhance their cooperation. The field of cooperation includes E-Governance and Networking. The American Company has offered to donate $300 million worth of free software to non-profit Indian institutions. This emerged following the Chief Executive Officer of Sun Microsystems, Mr. Scott McNealy calling on the Information Technology, Communications and Disinvestment Minister, Mr. Arun Shourie, here today.

Shri Shourie said that the US multi-national IT company which has the largest directories in the world on multi-purpose Identity Cards offered to share know-how with Indian Government in the preparation of these cards. The preparation of such cards is already on in some of the States who have pursued their programme separately. To have a single standardised system of one authentication, the company has agreed to cooperate.

The two sides also agreed to cooperate on the project of devising a small Personal Computer. The American MNC will work with Indian IT companies and this PC would provide access to net services. This will be affordable to common man.